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ANSON T. ADAMS, A0F INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. i Letters Patent No. 70,675,dated November 1'2, 1867.

IMPaovBD .MEAT-MANGER.

T ALL-WHOM IT MAY CQNCERN:

Be it known that I, ANSON T. ADAMS, of the city of Indiana-polis, in thecounty of Marion, and in the State of Indiana .have invented a 'Devicefor-Mangling Meat; `and I do hereby declare that the followipg is afull,

clear, aud'exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying` drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of the invention consists in the construction and use of thesaid device.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my said invention, Iproceed to describe 1t more fully,

as follows: v

Said device consists oi' two "plates orjaws, represented respectively byA B C and D E F, heldtogetlier as follows: The plate I I is provided atz' with a round hole, and at O with a cylindrical pin, projecting into acerresponding` hole in the upperjaw A B C, at O, so that the -said jaw,A BJC, will be free to move around it. The hole z' of said plate I I isthen put over the upright vbar m m. Over the said m, on the top of thehorizontal part of said plate I I, is placed the-spiral spring n n, andfinally the nut L, screwed on thetop' of the said m, j

the whole, when` in its proper position, being as represented'by theaccompanying drawings, and there designated by the appropriate letters.Thesetwo jaws, A B C and DE I", have each one serrated side,asrepresented in said drawings, the teeth of AB C, the upper jaw, beingabout twice as long,r as the teeth ofthe lower jaw D EUF.

The teeth of both jaws areto be otherwise of the samepitch, so that theywill fall into each lother when closed. p

The upper jaw, A C, is provided with a convenient handle, H, and theunder jaw, D E F, with suitable screwholds, represented by S.

To use said device, the meat to he' mangled is placed between the jaws.The operatorl then holds it with.v

the left hand, and, grasping the handle Hwith the right hand, pressesthe upper. jaw down upon the meat. Whenthe handle is raised, the meatcan be turned witlrtheA left hand, so as to present a new surface to theteeth. '.lhis process can be repeated until the 4meat is sufficientlymangled. The spring N N, by bending slightly, will always keep au evenpressure on the whole surface ofthe meat. I i

What I claim, and desircto secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of the two jaws with the plates I I, bars m m, andsprings 'n n, all arranged and operating as and for the purposespecified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing specification, I have hereuntoset my hand this 30th day of July, 1867.

ANSON T. ADAMS.

Witnesses:

Cms. WERBE, W. H. Looms.

